in spades

it's the paradox
of showing love,
showing your hand
full of cards too
soon, that can lose
the game. and it
shouldn't even be
a game. no table,
no cards, no pot
of gold in the
middle. the heart
is a much more
complex thing than
that. and yet,
the truth be told,
it's best not to
ever, ever say
that you love
someone unless you
know for certain
that it's coming
back in spades.